PRE-APPLICATION MEETING FOR THE COOPERATIVE PLANNING GRANT FOR CANCER
DISPARITIES RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP RFA-CA-02-002
Release Date: November 6, 2001
NOTICE: NOT-CA-02-003
National Cancer Institute
The Radiation Research Program of the Division of Cancer Treatment and
Diagnosis will hold a pre-application informational meeting for
investigators planning to submit applications in response to Request
for Applications RFA-CA-02-002, “Cancer Disparities Research
Partnership.” This meeting will provide prospective applicants with an
opportunity in a public meeting to receive answers to their questions
about the RFA. Representatives from the following offices will be
available to answer questions relevant to applications responding to
the RFA: Radiation Research Program of the Division of Cancer Treatment
and Diagnosis, NCI; Grants Administration Branch, NCI; and the Special
Review and Resources Branch, NCI. Staff will be available to discuss
the intent and requirements of the RFA, including but not limited to:
the cooperative agreement mechanism, the roles of the Program Steering
Committee and the Program Advisory Committee, expected interactions of
partnership participants, telemedicine/teleconferencing, human subjects
issues, informed consent requirements and patient confidentiality. The
complete text of the RFA is available at
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-02-002.html.
Potential applicants to the RFA are not required to attend the pre-
application meeting. A written transcript of the meeting will be posted
at http://www.nci.nih.gov/rrp/opps.htm as a public document as soon as
possible after the meeting, to provide applicants unable to attend the
meeting with access to the proceedings. All applicants are strongly
encouraged to discuss their applications with Dr. Frank Govern or Dr.
Rosemary Wong as early as possible in the process.
This meeting is open to the public.
Pre-application meeting
January 14, 2002
9:00 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Bethesda
One Bethesda Metro Center
Wisconsin Avenue and Old Georgetown Rd.
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
INQUIRIES
For further information, contact:
Frank Govern, Ph.D.
Program Scientist
Radiation Research Program, DCTD, NCI, NIH
Executive Plaza North
6130 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20892-7399
e-mail: governfr@mail.nih.gov
voice: 301-496-6111
fax: 301-480-5785
Rosemary Wong, Ph.D.
Program Director
Radiotherapy Development Branch
Radiation Research Program, DCTD, NCI, NIH
Executive Plaza North
6130 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20892-7399
e-mail: wongr@mail.nih.gov
voice: 301-496-9360
fax: 301-480-5785